Danny Meets Andy Griffith

Episode aired Feb 15, 1960
TV-Y7
30m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

144

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Andy Griffith and Marjorie Lord in The Danny Thomas Show (1953)

Comedy Family

Danny is arrested by Sheriff Andy Taylor for going through an unnoticed stop sign in the town of Mayberry.Danny is arrested by Sheriff Andy Taylor for going through an unnoticed stop sign in the town of Mayberry.Danny is arrested by Sheriff Andy Taylor for going through an unnoticed stop sign in the town of Mayberry.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

144

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Andy talks about losing his first wife in his conversation with Opie-something he would never do during the entire run of The Andy Griffith Show (1960). There is a single episode of the series in which mention is made of Andy's first wife, Opie's Mother. Andy and Opie speak of her in season Two's "Wedding Bells For Aunt Bee".

Goofs
When arriving in Mayberry, the children, Rusty and Linda are with. At 01:54, they are seen entering the Jail/Courthouse. When the action moves inside the building, the children are not present and are never seen again in the episode.

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Featured review

8/10

Different characters.....

It's also interesting to note that a couple things in this "pilot" did not translate to The Andy Griffith Show as they first appeared here.

The town drunk (who, of course, is Otis Campbell (Hal Smith) in the Andy Griffith show is called Will Hoople in this Make Room for Daddy episode, Danny Meets Andy Griffith, and is played by actor Frank Cady (Sam Drucker on Green Acres).

Also, Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show) appears as Henrietta Perkins, a poor widow whose deceased husband was buried in a rented suit that she's still paying 50 cents per day for...

Also: Rance Howard (Ron's father) and character actor Will Wright are listed on the show's credits-------but do NOT appear in the episode.